Hook-and-eye fastener.



I. A. HUGHES.

. HOOK AND EYE FASTENER.

APPLIOATION FILED AUG. 5, 1911.

1,071,423. Patented Aug. 26, 1913.

COLUMBIA PLANauRAPl-l (10.. WASHINGTON. D. c.

UNTTED STATES PATENT OFFTCE.

IOLA A. HUGHES, OF COLORADO SPRINGS, COLORADO.

HOOK-AND-EYE FASTENER.

To all whom it may concern.

Be it known that I, IOLA A. HUGHES, a citizen of the United States,residing at Colorado Springs, in the county of El Paso and State ofColorado, have invented new and useful Improvements in Hook-and-EyeFasteners, of which the following is a specification.

This invention relates to garment fasteners and more particularly tohook and eye fasteners.

One of the principal objects of the invention is to secure as flat adevice of this char acter as can be obtained, such a feature beingparticularly advantageous upon fine gowns or wash material, which lattermay be ironed readily without injuring the work or the hook or eye andno high polish will be left where the iron passes over either member.

A further object of the invention is the provision of a device of thischaracter which will hold safely and firmly and in which the hook willnot slip from one end of the eye to the other with every movement andwhich cannot become unfastened Without the conscious effort of thewearer.

Further objects of the invention will appear as the following specificdescription is read in connection with the accompanying drawing, whichforms a part of this application, ancl in which Figure 1 is a plan viewof the hook. Fig. 2 is an elevation of the eye. Fig. 3 is a perspectiveview of the hook and eye connected showing, in dotted lines, fragmentsof the separate parts of the garment to be connected.

In the specific embodiment of the invention illustrated herein, Arepresents the hook and B the eye of the fastener. The hook A comprisesa single integral piece of metal, preferably in the form of a strand ofwire, which is doubled upon itself to form separate legs 1 and 2 and theloop of which is inwardly bent to form tWostretching eyes 3 and st. Theinwardly bent portion of the loop, which forms a separate eye, is shownat 5, and abuts the legs 1 and2 at their points of meeting, as shown inFig. 1.

Specification of Letters Patent.

Application filed August 5, 1911.

Patented Aug. 26,1913.

Serial No. 642,450.

The legs 1 and 2 extend upon parallel lines and lie against each otherto form an integral shank and at their ends are bent in oppositedirections to form eye engaging hooks 6 and 7. These hooks are bent upona compound curve for a portion of the hook lying closely adjacent to theshank so as to form a restricted passage 8. The vertical ends of thehooks are bent back upon themselves and lie adjacent the shank, asshown.

The eye 13 consists of a single strand of wire having its ends bent intoattaching loops 9 and 10 and its intermediate portion raised so as toreceive the hooks 6 and 7 At the center of the raised portion adepending loop 11 is formed to receive the shank composed of the legs 1and 2. This depending loop forms in effect spaces 12 which are taperedto receive the hooks 6 and 7. The hooked end of the hook A issubstantially iVl-shaped and the eye is also sub stantially [Vi-shapedwith the intermediate portion of the end sufliciently wide to receivethe shank of the hook.

Having thus described the invention, what I claim as new is A hookconsisting of a single strand of wire bent inwardly at a pointintermediate its length to form a pair of attaching eyes, bars extendingforwardly from the attaching eyes in contacting relation to each otherthroughouttheir entire length and at right angles to said eyes, theterminals of said bars being thence bent outwardly, thence inwardly andthence rearwardly and in a longitudinal plane with the contacting barsand forming on opposite sides of the bars a longitudinally disposedrestricted passage, the end portions of said hooks being folded inwardlyand forwardly and against the inner sides thereof and in a longitudinalplane with the bars and serving to reinforce the hooks.

In testimony whereof I affix my signature in presence of two witnesses.

IOLA A. HUGHES.

Copies of this patent may be obtained for five cents each, by addressingthe Commissioner of Patents. Washington, D. C.

